How some Aussie reptiles switch sex

For many reptiles, such as dragon lizards and sea turtles, their sex is determined by their environment, and it’s a system that’s incredibly vulnerable in a warming climate. Professor Jenny Graves AO FAA from La Trobe University, says, “If global climate change keeps on getting hotter, we're going to have all female lizards. We’ll have all female turtles and all male alligators. It's not going to work very well.”

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